Quote for reflection (Sunday, February 5, 2023)

“We must not limit our celebration of Christ’s Presentation in the Temple merely to the remembrance of an event long ago, for we commemorate the feasts of the Church by entering into the eternal truths we celebrate in them. We cannot truly celebrate this feast without uniting ourselves more fully to the Lamb of God Who is also our Great High Priest. Our celebration must extend beyond this service to how we live each day, especially in offering ourselves fully to Him for greater participation even now in the life of the Kingdom of heaven. As with just about anything else, doing so is a process, a journey of reorienting our lives to God that does not find completion in an instant.”

– Fr. Philip LeMasters